Zion NP

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The penultimate park, Zion.
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Checkerboard Mesa. Vertical lines are very rare and are actually cracks in the sandstone.
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Riverwalk that leads to the narrows.
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Hanhan in the Virgin River, creater of the canyon at Zion.
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My fishing pole does seem to work.
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The entrance to the canyon.
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A boulder.
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Columbine, Utah's signature flower
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Hanging garden cascading down the cliff face.
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The narrows. We couldn't continue because of the flow. This part of the river was closed.
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Hanhan was ready to take the narrows on. They're lucky she couldn't!
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Glad none of these came down while we were here.
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This is why Zion exiists, trees in a desert.
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This little river carved the canyon in the distance.
Patience!
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Weeping rock.
The rain seeps through the sandstone until it meets harder rock, then it has to come out.
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Nice view down a valley.
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Looks just like Illinois.
If you don't see the mountains anyway!
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Cactus grow really large here because there is lots of water.
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Just a pretty picture.
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Court of the Patriarchs.
Sunset at our hotel.
Sunrise at the hotel.